Album of illustrations of Hamzanama (The Adventures of Amir Hamza)
Indian
The album consists of four folios in accordion style, illustrating the stories of the Hamzanama. There are six paintings depicting five composite animals and seven winged female figures, and each painting has a caption in Persian. Each painting is highlighted with gold, red and blue. Each painting is remounted within two borders decorated with flowers on three sides. The style of the drawings and the decoration in the frames are consistent with Kashmiri manuscripts of the 18th century. The album has a red leather binding.
Ink, color, and gold on paper; leather binding